Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

2,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.72/cwt -9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 871 lb · 260 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.38/cwt -17.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 788 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.57/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 635 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,356 2,673 2,307
Feeder cattle 1,867 2,088 1,707
Slaughter cattle 460 487 573
Replacement cattle 29 98 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, 700 lb to 950 lb steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold unevenly steady. No recent comparison on 600 lb to 850 lb heifers, however a lower market was noted. Heifers 850 lb to 950 lb sold 1.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–340 337 8 197.00–200.00 $199.62 $673 —
358–382 369 11 186.00–195.00 $190.39 $703 +10.25
397 unweaned 397 4 176.00 $176.00 $699 —
411–442 423 28 180.00–192.00 $183.40 $776 -6.60
451–466 460 9 171.00–185.00 $177.47 $816 +2.29
481–490 unweaned 484 27 164.50–166.00 $165.15 $799 —
502–520 512 61 155.00–164.50 $159.99 $819 +7.82
513–547 unweaned 531 31 151.00–152.00 $151.55 $805 —
560–585 571 44 144.00–152.00 $147.62 $843 -0.40
604–645 635 97 139.75–150.50 $143.57 $912 +0.57
656–664 660 28 139.00–145.50 $142.50 $940 +2.79
682 unweaned 682 19 130.50 $130.50 $890 +2.00
686 fancy 686 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,029 -7.75
734 734 8 137.50 $137.50 $1,009 -12.96
751–799 788 102 131.00–136.00 $133.38 $1,051 -17.70
814–846 835 95 135.00–137.25 $136.94 $1,143 -1.48
851–890 870 202 130.00–137.25 $134.78 $1,173 -5.07
876 fancy 876 58 139.00 $139.00 $1,218 —
917 917 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,183 -4.89
936 fancy 936 77 140.85 $140.85 $1,318 -2.65
950–962 959 86 122.50–133.50 $130.80 $1,254 —
963 963 7 119.00 $119.00 $1,146 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536–539 538 16 135.50–142.00 $137.12 $738 —
554 554 5 136.00 $136.00 $753 +9.54
600 600 7 139.00 $139.00 $834 —
677 677 13 129.00 $129.00 $873 -3.96
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001 1001 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,161 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 172.00 $172.00 $499 —
332 unweaned 332 2 156.00 $156.00 $518 —
360 unweaned 360 2 146.00 $146.00 $526 —
352–380 370 11 149.00–156.00 $153.46 $568 +0.96
422–445 438 15 148.00–150.00 $148.26 $649 +3.26
455–490 475 46 141.00–149.00 $144.77 $688 +9.17
499 unweaned 499 6 127.00 $127.00 $634 —
500–546 520 50 137.00–145.00 $140.98 $733 +8.25
534 unweaned 534 7 128.00 $128.00 $684 —
576 unweaned 576 9 130.50 $130.50 $752 +4.00
557–595 580 62 134.00–136.00 $134.62 $781 —
604–641 616 27 124.50–130.50 $128.42 $791 -11.83
655 unweaned 655 10 119.00 $119.00 $779 —
674–698 686 10 121.00–123.00 $121.98 $837 -8.01
716–734 723 31 126.00–133.00 $129.16 $934 —
753–760 756 15 125.50–130.50 $128.49 $971 —
799 799 10 117.50 $117.50 $939 —
850–890 859 77 122.50–125.75 $122.96 $1,056 +1.96
916–937 926 44 118.25–123.50 $120.79 $1,119 —
953 fancy 953 28 127.50 $127.50 $1,215 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1030 1009 50 102.00–126.00 $107.88 $1,089 +0.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 9 131.00 $131.00 $624 —
575 575 5 134.00 $134.00 $770 +11.00
914 914 5 107.50 $107.50 $983 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1685 1218 80-85% 187 44.50–57.50 $49.45 $602 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1158–1215 1169 75-80% 15 66.00–70.00 $66.83 $781 —
1200–1880 1441 75-80% 84 57.00–64.50 $60.66 $874 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1750 1192 85-90% 47 35.50–44.00 $41.01 $489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1222–2130 1600 12 55.00–61.00 $57.32 $917 —
1355–2275 1850 22 61.00–72.00 $67.13 $1,242 —
1740–2190 1966 10 73.00–75.50 $74.30 $1,461 -4.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1182–1387 1252 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 650.00–750.00 $692.51
1230–1516 1413 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 750.00–960.00 $871.33

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.